Ledsjö kyrka stands on Ledsjövallen, an ancient settlement site with traces of habitation dating from before the birth of Christ. The present church, reconsecrated in 2009, incorporates fragments and remains from the 12th century, following a devastating fire that destroyed its medieval predecessor.
The church that stood here until 2004 was largely a building from 1776, when an older stone church is said to have been demolished and enlarged, according to a memorial tablet. Restoration work in 1947, and re-plastering in 1973, revealed sandstone blocks that may have originated from the medieval church, while a heavily iron-clad door leading to the sacristy dated from the 13th century and the great bell was of an early medieval type.
During the night of 5–6 December 2004, an arson attack destroyed the church almost entirely. Only the walls survived; virtually all the fittings and furnishings were lost. The parish decided immediately to rebuild, and the architectural firm Barup & Edström of Simrishamn was commissioned to design the new church within the surviving medieval walls. Bishop Erik Aurelius consecrated the rebuilt church on the fourth Sunday of Advent in 2009. The new interior has an open roof construction and focuses attention on the chancel, with a free-standing altar, ambo, organ and choir area.
Among the church's most treasured possessions is a triumphal crucifix from the 12th century, which was rescued from the flames along with a font table from the 18th century (described elsewhere as a font from the same period). Church silver and vestments also survived, having been kept in side rooms away from the fire. The rescued crucifix now hangs above the chancel in the rebuilt church.
The altarpiece is a striking modern addition: a three-part artwork, or triptych, with an icon motif, created by the artist Sven-Bertil Svensson of Öland. The altar itself is elliptical in form, made of walnut wood with a limestone slab quarried from nearby Kinnekulle.
The chancel organ was built by Ålems Orgelverkstad in 2009 and has a sounding façade, a modest but notable feature of the rebuilt church.
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Ledsjö kyrka stands on Ledsjövallen, an ancient settlement site with traces of habitation dating from before the birth of Christ. The present church, reconsecrated in 2009, incorporates fragments and remains from the 12th century, following a devastating fire that destroyed its medieval predecessor.
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